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 Posted - June 17 2019 : 02:58:46 AM
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The original motor in these old Triang pieces, later Hornby, were,
regrettably, garbage. Basura. Kaka. No good. Oddly, even though
eBay demand is high, and they sell quickly North of $100, they
don't make them anymore.
So, having pretty much thinking my motor is kaput, I am
endeavoring to install a motor into a trailing coach to
act as a pusher.
To my pleasant surprise the gear doesn't really care what kind of worm it
is up against, along as it lines up. So I installed a new Hornby motor
vertically into an AHM switcher chassis, sawed to fit, only to discover
that it rides about 3 or 4 mm to high. Back to the drawing board. 
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Posted - June 17 2019 : 10:36:24 AM
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say Would a Tyco steam loco motor work in it?
those ones from the 4-6-0 locos
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Posted - June 17 2019 : 12:00:01 PM
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I might just give that a go, thanks for the suggestion. I got a
General in the scrap box that took a bad fall, and perhaps the
motor is smaller. Thanks for the suggestion!!
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Posted - June 17 2019 : 2:11:51 PM
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quote:I might just give that a go, thanks for the suggestion. I got a
General in the scrap box that took a bad fall, and perhaps the
motor is smaller. Thanks for the suggestion!!
Originally posted by Chops124Â -Â June 17 2019Â :Â 12:00:01 PM
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well it was a thought anyway & both Rocket & General & the Rodgers use a 45 degree angle motor
You might even hafta modify it so it fits right
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Posted - March 16 2020 : 3:48:08 PM
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After years of fiddling, and no, every AHM motor and every other one in the scrap box, was
a few millimeters too tall. Got this Tenshodo WB 31 power truck. Not a perfect fit; it was too short.
However, by removing one geared axle, and replacing it with a spare gearless OO axle to clear the
gear box, the ends fit nicely into the journal boxes after a little reaming with an Exacto blade. Now
the power unit is all tucked inside the coach body. To compensate for the loss of a powered axle,
an ounce of weight is being glued to the interior roof.
The locomotive is now a dummy that will get pushed. The axle is a little tight, will try to lube it up, if
that doesn't work, will open it up and widen the axle slot.
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